Passed Delaware Firearm Legislation HB123
Legislation Overview
Title: An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Discharge Of A Firearm.
Description: This Act creates the crime of discharging a firearm at a dwelling, place of worship, vehicle, or place of business. The offense is a class E felony.
Session: 153rd General Assembly
Last Action: Signed by Governor
Last Action Date: August 20, 2025
Sponsors
Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.
10 sponsors: Nnamdi Chukwuocha (D); Franklin Cooke (D); Darius Brown (D); Krista Griffith (D); Kendra Johnson (D); Daniel Short (R); Stephanie Bolden (D); William Carson (D); Josue Ortega (D); Raymond Seigfried (D);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 24% (10 of 41)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Aug 20, 2025 | Signed by Governor | |
| Senate | Jun 30, 2025 | Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT |
| Senate | Jun 25, 2025 | Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits, 1 Unfavorable |
| House | Jun 17, 2025 | Passed By House. Votes: 30 YES 1 NO 5 NOT VOTING 5 ABSENT |
| House | Jun 17, 2025 | Amendment HA 1 to HB 123 - Passed In House by Voice Vote |
| Senate | Jun 17, 2025 | Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate |
| House | Jun 11, 2025 | Amendment HA 1 to HB 123 - Introduced and Placed With Bill |
| House | May 21, 2025 | Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 7 On Its Merits |
| House | Apr 17, 2025 | Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Engrossed | not available | state link | bill text |
| Draft | not available | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
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Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| House Third Reading | 06/17/2025 | 30 | 1 | 5 | 5 | Yes |
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| Senate Third Reading | 06/30/2025 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
